An Interpretation of the Song "Home" by Michael Buble

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In March 2005, “Home,” a debut single by Michael Buble, was released in the United Kingdom. The song received a low promotion when it was first released. In fact, there was no music video released either. However, when Michael Buble’s second major-label studio album “It’s Time” was released three months later, “Home” had become the album’s second single worldwide. Fortunately, the song became a huge hit, reached a high chart position in Canada, and became successful in the United Kingdom. This time, the song was released along with a music video directed by Noble Jones. This song became part of the soundtrack of the film “The Wedding Date” (“Home”).
As a matter of fact, there are two cover versions of this song that have been released by other artists. One of them was covered by the Irish boy band, Westlife. That version was a top hit in several European countries. Afterward, Blake Shelton, an American country music singer released his version in 2008. The country version reached the top of the single chart of American country music (Hackett). Next, in December 2011, Buble performed the song as a duet with English singer Gary Barlow. That performance brought the song more popularity, because it became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter. Shortly afterward, the song was available for digital download and gained so much attention from fans.
The reason behind the creation of this song was Buble’s absence from his fiancée, Debbie Timuss, while touring. He expressed his desire to come home because he felt lonely. His success meant nothing because he was missing his lover, as described in the lyrics. His experienced yet provided him with another direction that he could possibly explore and expand upon. It was a positive step forwar...

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...inal point, Buble was finally resolute. He gave up everything he did and rushed to come back home. He finished what he wanted to do because he was exhausted for being away from his fiancée and simply returned to her. Buble wanted to make everything alright, so his very final decision was coming back home as fast as he can.
The song “Home” by Michael Buble is very delightful. It has beautiful lyrics with deep meaning that screams out pain for being away from home. The song is easy to listen to and matches with many people’s experiences. The song might become a pain killer for many people who suffer in long distance relationships, because it best describes their feelings.

Works Cited

Hackett, Varnell. "Story Behind the Song: ‘Home,’ Michael Buble." The Boot. Theboot.com,
15 Oct. 2008. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
"Home." Song Facts. Songfact.com, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.

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